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Hunnic Spears

These spear-armed Huns are ideal against cavalry.

The Huns terrorised the people of Europe during the 4th and 5th centuries AD, striking fear in to the hearts of even the bravest men. Hunnic warriors were some of the finest cavalry of the time, deadly-accurate with their composite bows but also capable of mounting ferocious charges armed with lances. Such was their reputation that many of their contemporaries thought them unrivalled in the saddle. Although, typically, the Romans considered them disorganised savages, the Huns actually used complex tactical manoeuvres in battle, including some particularly devastating feigned retreats. As they had no written language, or none that has yet been discovered, to uncover Hunnic societal customs we are forced to look at them through the oft-unfavourable eyes of their enemies. The Gothic writer Jordanes described them as a "savage race, which dwelt at first in the swamps, a stunted, foul and puny tribe, scarcely human and having no language save one which bore but slight resemblance to human speech".

Hunnic Spears

Unit Name

Hunnic Spears

Main Unit Key

att_nom_hunnic_spears

Land Unit Key

att_nom_hunnic_spears

Naval Unit Key

att_cor_heavy_rom

Soldiers

160

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

375

Recruitment Cost

275

Upkeep Cost

135

Melee Attack

27

Melee Damage

32

├ Melee Weapon

att_spear

├ Melee Base Damage

24

├ Armour-piercing Damage

8

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

20

├ Attack Against Elephants

20

└ Attack Against Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

27

Melee Defence

37

├ Base Defence

27

├ Shield

att_oval

└ Shield Defence

10

Armour

40

├ Armour

att_leather

├ Armour Defence

10

└ Shield Armour

30

Health

95

├ Man Entity

att_infantry_medium

├ Man Health

90

└ Bonus Hit Points

5

Morale

36

Abilities

Hunnic Spears
  • Shield Screen
    The unit raises their shields in a static defensive formation.

Attributes

  • Expert Charge Defence
    This unit’s melee attack and damage are increased against charging enemies.
  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses
Requires Buildings
Hunnic Spears Lv. 0 Nomadic Host
Nomadic Host
(att_bld_nomad_city_1)
Level 1
Royal Host
Royal Host
(att_bld_nomad_city_2)
Level 2
Royal Encampment
Royal Encampment
(att_bld_nomad_city_3)
Level 3
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign